The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
THOUGHT AND SPEECH AT GREENWOOD.
what q live Correspondent Sees and
Hears in fhc TGEn.

S.u0t 1ltc orTSSs'VHssSH' '7SS' "''
Hears in The Tewm.
GREEHwooD,S &. G., March lst. 1857. :,
The LluStcry month was preceded oy sppll
of the most 0iSagrCcablc weather that we
\ very severe storm of wind and rain pass
cd over this placc on last saturday evening
about sunset. l'hc rain frll IN torrents whlie
tho wind blew nj u fearful velocity.
Mr. !. =. MarSr, after spending Il few weeks
al hGmr, is again buying cotton hcrc lie Is
one of the hest and largest buyers that W., We
have: and We are pleased to know tnti MS
hpalth is 50 much better hat he will probably
remain here during the remainder Of the sea-
son. ,
Capt. W. II. Pearcc has rented and moved
into Mr. W. X. BlakcS dwelling On Railroad
Street. ,x,,
fer Maggie Mr.. w. y. Anderson invited many
| of the youth with 4 few Older persons OF thc
niocc TO his home on last Monday evening
| The evening was spent by tie young people
| in innocent pleasure and amuscn!"n;s, ano
all praise in The highest terms Mr.. anderson
rtIirts 10 make the evening enJOtaDc III
which he succeeded So well that IL VIII ever
hr remembered with pleasure;
| Thc baptist sunday School will meet AT
! half rasL nine on next Snbnath n"rliIn.'
Here. ofOrc the session were held in the after
| noon but for the Lcncflt of persons llNln% Oul
Of town, who could not attend in the after
noon, the clanGe WAS .;,I;r mnnri io,o,o;,oto Mrs
! Tabbir Mcclellan, standing in III" ynrd very
close to her dwelling was burned on last sun
day aft rrnuOn about three o'clock. All OIL Inc
contents belonging To Abc lhy"iace, negro,
we're burned. 1t is believed HAT Abe, on
leaving the house Il few minutes before INC
fire was discovered, left III" door Slahulns
0ren and that til" wind, which was very
| i ro,n at the time. blew fire from the hcarlh
to the floor and furniture. only the inyoribc
direction Of the wind saved Mrs. No krl!ar :
dwelling which Was only lew yaruS from
III" burned cabin.
DR. \. T. BooZcr is unable TO leave his room
having suffered for Il week, or more from Il
diseased condition of the bowels. -.
Gen. T.. u. Al"NandcEand other oillclhlS ol
ihc Georgia Central road passed through here
on the augusta and Knoxville road last Sat
uray. This WAS their first official visit to
tirrenw ond and Spartanburs.
(;rccnwuul'$ wholesale trade Is growing
wonderfully. thousands Of pounds of bacon
with large Quantities of other goods are snip
rcd to various places a!mHSt daily ana II Is
not an unUSual thin@ for who!c carloads 10 be
shipper! hy our MOI chants. ,, ~,
IN alarm OF fire caused Il conSluerhbic SUI
ut Kilcv'S Hotel on last Saturday night. The
alarm was caused by the burning out OF one
of the chimncyS. ~ .
ccS<iul and deserving farmers III the county
was in town last week. lie is anxious 10 see
th,. con,p!riiun of tie Gcnr"ia, Carolina and
Northern rr!r"ad. knowing The advantages
that accrue lr,!M competitive lines.
ii n meeting he'd in Waller Hall on last
Monday afternoon the Greenwood Library
Association WAS 0rLaniZcd with the following
officers: Capt. Cad Waller president. lev. W .
r Matthews. vice president, Mr.. j. W. Green,
secretary and Librarian. Mr.. IL. Il. Mcl.r
treasurer. Committee on purchases, l'ro !.
II. Blake. Prof Geo. c. Hodges and Mrs. G. n.
H,rkSdaIr Committee on Constitution and
Rules, Prof. =. y. BoDZcr, y. McD. singleton
and j. Il. liurkclt. All present were unIS IN,
,crcStcG III the success of the undSr'aklhSa ana
another meeting will hr called by the lrnSi-
dent in Il few days at which Time the const!tu-
ton and rules now i'll preparation, VIII be
HGortrd and the Association will go 10 work
in earnest 10 establish library that Will he
an honor to the town and glyr TO liS members
thousands of pages Of valuable reading At Il
very small cost. Hy this means The StudlnuS
OF limited wealth viii hayc placed within
Ihcir reach many bOuliS which they would
never -" able to obtain otherwise. Attend
Ihc next meeting of the Association and as
:isi i'm establishing this worthy enterprise.
Thomas liutIrr Milford died Of disease OF
tho heart At his home, two nnu nan mics %
from this place on last Sunday afternoon in
his SiXty.Iiith year. II2 was buried in Wat
son Ccln,,trry on yesterday. lc was mcll-
Der of the Rock lrc sbytcrian church for
many years.
Misses Laura Coleman and Ida I'ouche rep.
rrScn,a1ivr< If the beauty aud culture Of the
lattlcS Cf tOrOmaca visited Grrcnwnou i;iNt
Emma ;.nG Ella Majors while here. Their
visits 10 Greenwood are almost rs rare as all
gels visits
nr. i. =. Conner Of Iaurrns is in town for a
I,W
m,udcd highly, and his work here has been
most satisfactory.
several Invitations to the Bal at AbbcyilIc
on next Tuesday evening have bccn received
here. Greenwood will be well represented.
The famous Canadian temperance orator,
Edward tarswcll lUcturcd i'll the Baptist
church To Il small audience on last SaiurdaX
night. ON last night he spoke III DurSiS Han
tu Il larr. audience on "l.aughing.' Some Of
the lecturers amusing anecdotes "brought
down the house." and everybody appreciated
and enjoyed the wit sand lAue ehabl" illnSiia-
tioD> used in the lecture. lie leaves for Able
Vile to-day.
Tnc Greenwood Division of the Sons Of
TclIpcrancc was rrnrglniz,d by Mr &; VI
Douglass. of Columbia in burst Is Han last
night. Many Uf the old organization were
present and several persons who had never
been members of any organization of the
kind were induced to Join. MI j. Il: i1rapriI
was elected presiding officer. The next meri,
iur will he held in the Knights Of Honor hall
On next Monlay night, when the officers will
br installed. The Division promises to be IL
very nuur>hiug one.
Mr.. j. III. Taylor has moved into the baptist
par>nn:gc and the dwelling formerly Gccu.
rird by him is now occupied hy Mr.. J. Jordan.
\ dance wi! Ec given ut lilcy'S Hotel to-
morrow evening.
>pcal; in n compl;mrnt:ILy manner OF his sue.
cess as Il horse trader Don't stand too near
him when yOu do so.
Two bright liitl" children, n dau.htcr ana u
son of pr. Thomas Weir, of Clinton, died OF
idiplihcr!a last week. While the funeral of
one WAS being attended on Saturday, the 9th
or died. The hrrravCd lamil' have relatives
and nIaEy ricndS in This county who Sympa-
lhiZ, with them in ihclr "rrai sorrow.
Engineer l,OylrS ami Conductor WaldOn, OF
the Nu"u>ia Hud kmoXyill" i;nilrond, will be
ruurimarii:tird in Augusta toriay for iGlltlii%
while in IN" rm,.loy OF The company last sat
urtIay.
pr. Norwood Vance, of Shreveport, La, iS
viSiin" relatives here.
NJ Il mr"tiug of the Stockholders "f the
Ci.r"nwU Eullain@ and Loan A>Snciatinn
l!u first annual rrTOr; of ih" Secretary ANA
Treasurer Will h" read and the annual circ-
lion OF Officers held. y must satisfactory
statement l. anticipated. MAC.